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It's no secret that your browser logs every site you visit, every search you perform and even the passwords you enter, if you don't go through a third-party password manager.
This data, although useful for quickly finding a site or automatically filling out a form, can also represent a risk for your privacy.By exfiltrating them and cross-referencing them with other metadata, a malicious actor can deduce, for example, your personal political preferences.
This is notably what led online advertising and its excesses to their golden age, then to their decline. All against a backdrop of manipulation, abuse of dominant position, data leaks and resounding scandals, including Cambridge Analytica on Facebook.
The data in your history can be sucked up by spyware and subsequently allow malicious people to better target you during a phishing attempt, for example. And of course, browser history can betray visits that you prefer to keep to yourself. Follow our gaze towards the sites prohibited to those under 18 (we promise, we won't say anything!).
In this tutorial, we will guide you step by step to completely clear your browsing history on the most popular browsers: Google Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Edge, Firefox and Opera whether on computer or smartphone. We will also show you how to delete your Google search history.
Clear data from ;history is fortunately quite simple:
On computer (PC/Mac)
- Click on the three vertical dots top right.
- Go to History.
- Click History again.
- Select Clear browsing data.
- In the General~ tab 60~/em>, check Browsing history, Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files.
- Choose the period to delete (All data to delete everything).
- Click Clear data.
< h3>On smartphone (Android/iPhone)
- Press the three vertical dots top right (Android) or bottom right (iPhone).
- Go to History.
- Press Clear browsing data.
- Choose the period to delete (All data to delete everything) .
- Check Browsing history, Cookies and site data and Cached images and files.
- Press Clear data.
Apple's default browser, appreciated for its simplicity and its integration with the iOS and macOS ecosystem. To clear history:
On computer (Mac)
- < li>Click History in the menu bar.
- Select Clear history….
- Choose the period to delete (all history to delete everything).
- Click on Clear history.
On iPhone
- Go to the Settings on your iPhone.
- Scroll down and tap Safari.
- Tap on Clear history and website data.
- Confirm by pressing Clear history and data.
Even though its market share is declining, the open source browser remains popular for its flexibility and customization options. Here's how to clear your history:
On a computer (PC/Mac)
- Click on the three horizontal lines in the top right.
- Go to History.
- Select Clear recent history.
- Choose the period to clear (All to clear everything).
- Unroll the list Details and check Browsing and download history, Cookies and Cache.
- Click on Clear now.
On smartphone (Android/iPhone)
- Press the three vertical dots at the bottom right (Android) or top right (iPhone).
- Go to Settings.
- Press Delete private data.
- Check Browsing history, Cookies and Cache.
- Press Delete data.
Innovative browser, based on Chromium (the open source version of Google Chrome), Opera offers unique features such as a VPN integrated. Clearing history is very easy:
On computer (PC/Mac)
- Click on the Opera logo top left.
- Go to History.
- Click Clear browsing data….
- Choose the period to erase (All data to delete everything).
- Check Browsing history , Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files.
- Click Clear data.
On smartphone (Android)
- Press the Opera logo bottom right.
- Go to History.
- Check < em>Browsing history, Cookies and site data and Cached images and files.
- Press CLEAR.
< li>Press Clear… at the top right.
Google also saves your search history, even if you don't use Chrome. Which can betray visited sites, particularly because of autocompletion when you start typing something to search on the web. It is therefore very important to also delete this history:
Via l& ;#8217;computer (all browsers)
- Go to your Google account (myaccount.google.com).
- Click on Data and privacy.
- In section Settings History, click Web & App Activity.
- Click on Manage History.
- You can then delete specific items or the entire history.
Via your smartphone (Android/iPhone)
- Open the Google app.
- Tap your profile photo top right.
- Tap Manage your Google account.
- Follow the same steps as on computer.
We hope this tutorial has helped you better understand how to completely clear your browsing history on different browsers and devices, as well as your Google search history. Feel free to share your own tips and methods in the comments below!
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